Gayle King, Katy Perry, and Lauren Sanchez participated in a historic all-female flight aboard Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket, experiencing moments of weightlessness. While hailed as astronauts by fans, they do not meet NASA or FAA astronaut criteria. Critics argue the journey was a mere thrill ride for celebrities rather than a meaningful contribution to space exploration. After landing, King expressed hesitance about the astronaut title, reflecting the debate surrounding the legitimacy of celebrity space tourism amid skepticism from experts like space scientist Gareth Dorrian.
Kicking off another era of human exploration, the all-female crew’s flight symbolizes a significant push for diversity in space tourism, heralded as a historic moment.
Gareth Dorrian noted these flights seem more like 'thrill rides for rich celebrities,' raising the question of their true contribution to science or space exploration.
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